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LOCAL BUSINESSES SHOW SUPPORT FOR INAUGURAL EmD3-ON-3
LOCAL BUSINESSES SHOW SUPPORT
FOR INAUGURAL EmD3-ON-3
AUBURN, Wash. (May 13, 2013) – The event is still three months away, but sponsorship sales are brisk for the inaugural EmD3-ON-3 on the weekend of August 10 &11.
Bob Fraser, Director of Operations at Emerald Downs and the lead organizer for the event, said local businesses and leaders are stepping up in big numbers to support the region’s biggest hoops extravaganza.
“The community response to our event has been amazing,” Fraser said. “We currently have 35 local businesses throughout the Auburn area and South King County that have confirmed their support through sponsorship at various levels for the tournament.”
To be played on 30 half-courts in the track’s north parking lot, EmD3-ON-3 will feature basketball games for players of all ages and playing abilities as well as food, music and a beer garden. Cost per team is $120 with each team guaranteed at least three games and each player receiving a T-shirt and free admission to live racing that weekend. A 3-point shootout also will be held with net proceeds benefiting the Auburn Valley YMCA.
Major sponsors include: Regence Health Care (Presenting Sponsor), Doxon Toyota (Major Non Profit Donor), Sterling Athletics (Official Basketball and Apparel Sponsor), City of Auburn, and Auburn Tourism Board.
Court sponsorships—each basket features the sponsor’s logo—have been sold to a wide array of local businesses including restaurants, hotels, insurance companies and dentists.
“Everyone loves basketball and horse racing, and the two seem to compliment each other well,” Fraser said. “I look forward to a great turnout.”
EmD3-ON-3 is patterned after the extraordinarily successful Spokane Hoopfest, which in its 23-year existence has risen to amazing heights with over 27,000 players competing in 2012. Mark Doxon, President and Owner of Doxon Toyota, said EmD3-ON-3 could also grow and bring the local community together.
“EmD 3-ON-3 is a tremendous idea to bring some excitement to Auburn, and it has a great chance for growth the next few years” Doxon says. “Emerald Downs, with the help of some local businesses and the involvement of the YMCA, could do a great thing for the kids in the area.”
The Auburn Valley YMCA has been named a benefactor of the event, and Executive Director Jason Berry said the YMCA is going to be heavily involved in the recruitment of players.
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EmD3-ON-3 Sponsorships
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“It’s going to be a home run for the community,” said Berry, adding that the YMCA coordinates local youth and adult basketball leagues as well as basketball clinics. “Any donations we receive goes right back into basketball.”
With sponsorships going well, Fraser said the next step is to sign up players. Registration is available through July 28 on the event’s official website: www.emd3on3.com
www.emd3on3.com
www.facebook.com/emd3on3
FOR INAUGURAL EmD3-ON-3
AUBURN, Wash. (May 13, 2013) – The event is still three months away, but sponsorship sales are brisk for the inaugural EmD3-ON-3 on the weekend of August 10 &11.
Bob Fraser, Director of Operations at Emerald Downs and the lead organizer for the event, said local businesses and leaders are stepping up in big numbers to support the region’s biggest hoops extravaganza.
“The community response to our event has been amazing,” Fraser said. “We currently have 35 local businesses throughout the Auburn area and South King County that have confirmed their support through sponsorship at various levels for the tournament.”
To be played on 30 half-courts in the track’s north parking lot, EmD3-ON-3 will feature basketball games for players of all ages and playing abilities as well as food, music and a beer garden. Cost per team is $120 with each team guaranteed at least three games and each player receiving a T-shirt and free admission to live racing that weekend. A 3-point shootout also will be held with net proceeds benefiting the Auburn Valley YMCA.
Major sponsors include: Regence Health Care (Presenting Sponsor), Doxon Toyota (Major Non Profit Donor), Sterling Athletics (Official Basketball and Apparel Sponsor), City of Auburn, and Auburn Tourism Board.
Court sponsorships—each basket features the sponsor’s logo—have been sold to a wide array of local businesses including restaurants, hotels, insurance companies and dentists.
“Everyone loves basketball and horse racing, and the two seem to compliment each other well,” Fraser said. “I look forward to a great turnout.”
EmD3-ON-3 is patterned after the extraordinarily successful Spokane Hoopfest, which in its 23-year existence has risen to amazing heights with over 27,000 players competing in 2012. Mark Doxon, President and Owner of Doxon Toyota, said EmD3-ON-3 could also grow and bring the local community together.
“EmD 3-ON-3 is a tremendous idea to bring some excitement to Auburn, and it has a great chance for growth the next few years” Doxon says. “Emerald Downs, with the help of some local businesses and the involvement of the YMCA, could do a great thing for the kids in the area.”
The Auburn Valley YMCA has been named a benefactor of the event, and Executive Director Jason Berry said the YMCA is going to be heavily involved in the recruitment of players.
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EmD3-ON-3 Sponsorships
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“It’s going to be a home run for the community,” said Berry, adding that the YMCA coordinates local youth and adult basketball leagues as well as basketball clinics. “Any donations we receive goes right back into basketball.”
With sponsorships going well, Fraser said the next step is to sign up players. Registration is available through July 28 on the event’s official website: www.emd3on3.com
www.emd3on3.com
www.facebook.com/emd3on3
Your Friends at Auburn Wine and Caviar.
Hooray, Hooray for the 8th of May----Oops, wrong date
If you missed the Auburn Wine Walk, it was fantastic,,,, The word is that around 1000 people attended....Thank you...
Don from Icicle Ridge was here and played some great music on his Sax...He makes some good wine...
Also Saturday night was the Auburn Symphoney Dinner and I heard they made some money.......Great food and wine....
Congrats to Auburn Wine regulars "Paul and Vera" for winning the big cooler and 50 bottles of wine...
Memorial Day party is at their house....
This Friday night we will have Neal from Vehrs Distributors here so you can taste some more great wines....Starts at 5:00pm
6:00pm you start getting the great sounds of Sean Lewis until into the night...Great music....
Saturday, back by popular demand,,the fantastic Phil Slater will be here at 6:00pm for another great night night of music...oldies but goodies...
Phil will also be here on the 25th of May kicking out some more of your favorite music.
Your Friends at Auburn Wine and Caviar.
2402 A Street Southeast
Auburn, WA 98002
shop@auburnwineandcaviar.com
www.auburnwineandcaviar.com
253-887-8530
If you missed the Auburn Wine Walk, it was fantastic,,,, The word is that around 1000 people attended....Thank you...
Don from Icicle Ridge was here and played some great music on his Sax...He makes some good wine...
Also Saturday night was the Auburn Symphoney Dinner and I heard they made some money.......Great food and wine....
Congrats to Auburn Wine regulars "Paul and Vera" for winning the big cooler and 50 bottles of wine...
Memorial Day party is at their house....
This Friday night we will have Neal from Vehrs Distributors here so you can taste some more great wines....Starts at 5:00pm
6:00pm you start getting the great sounds of Sean Lewis until into the night...Great music....
Saturday, back by popular demand,,the fantastic Phil Slater will be here at 6:00pm for another great night night of music...oldies but goodies...
Phil will also be here on the 25th of May kicking out some more of your favorite music.
Your Friends at Auburn Wine and Caviar.
2402 A Street Southeast
Auburn, WA 98002
shop@auburnwineandcaviar.com
www.auburnwineandcaviar.com
253-887-8530
City of Auburn and Green River to co-host South Lea Hill Community Meeting
City of Auburn and Green River to
co-host South Lea Hill
community meeting on May 21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 15, 2013
AUBURN, WA — Residents of the South Lea Hill neighborhood are invited to attend a community meeting at Green River Community College on Tuesday, May 21.
The purpose of this community meeting is to:
• Discuss neighborhood concerns
• Meet with representatives from Green River and the City of Auburn to discuss community safety
• Find out about Block Watch and Map Your Neighborhood programs
• Meet your neighbors
City of Auburn Police Chief, Bob Lee and city staff from Auburn Planning and Public Works Departments will be on hand to answer questions at the meeting, as well as Public Safety and International Programs staff from the college. Green River President Dr. Eileen Ely and City of Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis are expected to attend as well.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the Glacier Room in the Lindbloom Center at Green River Community College and is open to the public. Click here for more information.
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About Green River Community College
Green River Community College is a public two-year college with campuses in Auburn, Kent and Enumclaw, Washington. Since 1965, Green River offers nearly 11,000 students a wide variety of programs and classes in state-of-the-art facilities. Students can choose from transfer and professional-technical degrees, pre-college and basic skills courses and continuing education classes to further their personal and professional education. For more information, visit greenriver.edu.
PROTECT 911 FUNDING
An Opinion Piece by Lora Ueland, Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 15, 2013
Distributed in the public interest for Valley Communications Center
This past legislative session, the Senate 2013-15 Operating Budget proposed diverting over $15 million in 911revenue to fund non 911 related programs. This proposed fund sweep could not only result in the loss of Federal Funding, but could also delay the implementation of “Next Generation” 911 by several years.
The majority of funding for 911 is generated through a 911 excise tax. This excise tax appears as a 95 cent line item charge on your monthly phone bill. It is paid by both land line and wireless users. This funding is used to process the 5,900,000 annual calls local 911 centers handle on a yearly basis.
Washington State 911 has just begun to implement Next Generation 911 with the placement of a new, digitally capable network. Implementation of some technological aspects of this network remains to be finished. Despite these great strides, no 911 center in Washington State can currently accept digital data or text messages.
Old call processing equipment cannot keep up with modern technology, and therefore, is unable to provide comparable service for emerging communications devices and is not capable of processing widely used data such as text messaging, pictures, video or telematics from vehicles.
Both the technology and standards exist today to complete the upgrade of the Washington State E911 network with a “Next Generation” (NG) solution that will route 911 calls over an IP based network (ESInet). A complete IP-based network will allow for the delivery of the additional data necessary for an effective public safety response system. This network will improve call set up time, and increase the speed at which voice and data arrive at the PSAP, and with additional improvements, will allow people who are deaf or speech impaired to directly communicate with 911 via text messaging, thereby saving lives. The 911 community has begun the transition to the NG solution, but until the transition is complete Washington State citizens will not see the full benefits of this modern technology.
We must ensure that Washington State can meet the standards for service delivery under development as the nation moves forward with an NG911 solution. 911 authorities must ensure that every Washington resident and visitor is able to access 911 utilizing multimedia sources to receive the best quality 911 service. Our legislators, Governor, voice and data service providers and public safety agencies must all work together to ensure we have an appropriate funding solution that will support the modernization of our E911 system and that will continue to serve all citizens within Washington State.
While we understand the difficult economic times we face, utilizing 911 excise taxes for non-911 purposes erodes public trust in both State and local government and delays the ability to update E9-1-1 systems in Washington State. As the legislature prepares for their upcoming special session we strongly urge our legislators to do the right thing: leave the 911 fund intact.
Contact: Lora Ueland, Executive Director
Valley Communications Center
27519 108th Avenue Southeast
Kent, WA 98030
(253) 372-1300
An Opinion Piece by Lora Ueland, Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 15, 2013
Distributed in the public interest for Valley Communications Center
This past legislative session, the Senate 2013-15 Operating Budget proposed diverting over $15 million in 911revenue to fund non 911 related programs. This proposed fund sweep could not only result in the loss of Federal Funding, but could also delay the implementation of “Next Generation” 911 by several years.
The majority of funding for 911 is generated through a 911 excise tax. This excise tax appears as a 95 cent line item charge on your monthly phone bill. It is paid by both land line and wireless users. This funding is used to process the 5,900,000 annual calls local 911 centers handle on a yearly basis.
Washington State 911 has just begun to implement Next Generation 911 with the placement of a new, digitally capable network. Implementation of some technological aspects of this network remains to be finished. Despite these great strides, no 911 center in Washington State can currently accept digital data or text messages.
Old call processing equipment cannot keep up with modern technology, and therefore, is unable to provide comparable service for emerging communications devices and is not capable of processing widely used data such as text messaging, pictures, video or telematics from vehicles.
Both the technology and standards exist today to complete the upgrade of the Washington State E911 network with a “Next Generation” (NG) solution that will route 911 calls over an IP based network (ESInet). A complete IP-based network will allow for the delivery of the additional data necessary for an effective public safety response system. This network will improve call set up time, and increase the speed at which voice and data arrive at the PSAP, and with additional improvements, will allow people who are deaf or speech impaired to directly communicate with 911 via text messaging, thereby saving lives. The 911 community has begun the transition to the NG solution, but until the transition is complete Washington State citizens will not see the full benefits of this modern technology.
We must ensure that Washington State can meet the standards for service delivery under development as the nation moves forward with an NG911 solution. 911 authorities must ensure that every Washington resident and visitor is able to access 911 utilizing multimedia sources to receive the best quality 911 service. Our legislators, Governor, voice and data service providers and public safety agencies must all work together to ensure we have an appropriate funding solution that will support the modernization of our E911 system and that will continue to serve all citizens within Washington State.
While we understand the difficult economic times we face, utilizing 911 excise taxes for non-911 purposes erodes public trust in both State and local government and delays the ability to update E9-1-1 systems in Washington State. As the legislature prepares for their upcoming special session we strongly urge our legislators to do the right thing: leave the 911 fund intact.
Contact: Lora Ueland, Executive Director
Valley Communications Center
27519 108th Avenue Southeast
Kent, WA 98030
(253) 372-1300
Auburn to host Jr. Taonoa Showcase
Auburn to host Jr. Taonoa Showcase
Memorial Day Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 15, 2013
Auburn, WA - Some of the best 7th/8th grade football players from Washington, Arizona and California will compete in the Jr. Tanoa Showcase to be held at Auburn Memorial Stadium May 25-26, Memorial Day Weekend.
Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis will toss the coin for the opening game on Saturday. “We’re very proud to host these young athletes in our city,” said Lewis. "It's a great family event."
Other dignitaries attending include Brandon Huffman of ScoutFoxSports.com who’ll be watching the talent. Several Tanoa alumni will also be on hand, including Danny Shelton and Cory Fuavai of the University of Washington, Desmond Thompson who signed a Letter of Intent to Portland University and Domenic Rockey who is scheduled to attend Washington State University.
“These kids have worked hard to get here, not only physically, but also mentally and academically," said Simi Strickland, Coach and Director of the Jr. Tanoa Showcase. "The Jr. Tanoa Showcase is for some, the eight year culmination of learning both on and off the field; while for others, it's a chance to go to the next level and learn from fellow athletes."
The lineup is as follows:
• Saturday, May 25, 12 p.m. - Tri City Elite vs. San Francisco Warriors
• Saturday, May 25, 3 p.m. - Washington Warriors vs. Arizona Matai Warriors
• Sunday, May 26, 12 p.m. - Tri City Elite vs. Arizona
• Sunday, Nay 26, 2 p.m. - San Francisco vs. Washington Warriors.
For more information on the Jr. Tanoa Showcase, contact Coach Strickland at simitanoa@gmail.com or call (253) 293-1704, www.tanoabowl.com.
Memorial Day Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 15, 2013
Auburn, WA - Some of the best 7th/8th grade football players from Washington, Arizona and California will compete in the Jr. Tanoa Showcase to be held at Auburn Memorial Stadium May 25-26, Memorial Day Weekend.
Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis will toss the coin for the opening game on Saturday. “We’re very proud to host these young athletes in our city,” said Lewis. "It's a great family event."
Other dignitaries attending include Brandon Huffman of ScoutFoxSports.com who’ll be watching the talent. Several Tanoa alumni will also be on hand, including Danny Shelton and Cory Fuavai of the University of Washington, Desmond Thompson who signed a Letter of Intent to Portland University and Domenic Rockey who is scheduled to attend Washington State University.
“These kids have worked hard to get here, not only physically, but also mentally and academically," said Simi Strickland, Coach and Director of the Jr. Tanoa Showcase. "The Jr. Tanoa Showcase is for some, the eight year culmination of learning both on and off the field; while for others, it's a chance to go to the next level and learn from fellow athletes."
The lineup is as follows:
• Saturday, May 25, 12 p.m. - Tri City Elite vs. San Francisco Warriors
• Saturday, May 25, 3 p.m. - Washington Warriors vs. Arizona Matai Warriors
• Sunday, May 26, 12 p.m. - Tri City Elite vs. Arizona
• Sunday, Nay 26, 2 p.m. - San Francisco vs. Washington Warriors.
For more information on the Jr. Tanoa Showcase, contact Coach Strickland at simitanoa@gmail.com or call (253) 293-1704, www.tanoabowl.com.
Annual Memorial Day Celebration
Annual Memorial Day Celebration
to be held at Auburn
Mountain View Cemetery
Ceremony to take place Monday, May 27, 2013 at 10 a.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 10, 2013
Corrects VFW Speaker, Post Commander Tony Dohse
Memorial Day commemorates all Americans, who have died in military service for the United States. In Auburn, a special Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 27th at 10:00 a.m. in the flag plaza at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn, 2020 Mountain View Drive. The public is invited to attend.
The Cemetery will display many American Flags on the grounds and each Veterans gravesite will be decorated with a small flag donated by the Auburn’s VFW Post 1741. Boy Scout Troop 401 will be placing the flags and grooming gravesites from 9 a.m., to 12 p.m. the Saturday before Memorial Day, May 25th.
“Boy Scout Troop 401 has been serving Auburn for 90 years,” said Troop 401 Community Services Manager Mary Wilson. “We come out to Mountain View Cemetery every year to place American flags at every Veteran's grave because we feel it's very important to remember each soldier, their service, their lives and their memory.”
The Memorial Day Ceremony will include comments by Auburn Mayor Peter Lewis; a performance of God Bless America and The National Anthem by Auburn Mountainview Choir soloist Nicole Costa, an invocation by Chaplain Michael Hursh; a color guard presentation by Boy Scout Troops 398 of Federal Way and Auburn's Troop 401; comments by Post Commander Tony Dohse of Auburn VFW Post 1741; and a rifle salute and Taps by the Inter-Tribal Warrior Society.
The Cemetery is also offering special office hours during the Memorial Day weekend to assist families. Office hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25th; from 12-4 p.m. on Sunday, May 26th; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 27th.
Contact:
Craig Hudson, Cemetery Manager, 253-931-3009
chudson@auburnwa.gov
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Mountain View Cemetery
2020 Mountain View Drive
Auburn WA 98001
253-931-3028
www.mtviewcemeteryauburn.com